Sunset with a Shepherd and his Flock

By Permission of the Trustees of Dulwich Picture Gallery

Sunset with a Shepherd and his Flock (oil on canvas, 107.6 x 158.1 cm) entered Dulwich Gallery in 1811 as part of the Bourgeois Bequest (No. 175, renumbered No. 132 in 1892). It was believed to be a work by Rubens himself until 1880, when it began to be considered as a copy. Then in 1966, Michael Jaffé attributed it to Anthony Van Dyck (see Jaffé, 'A Landscape by Rubens, and another by Van Dyck', 1966).

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Sir Anthony van Dyck 1599-1641
Sunset Landscape with a Shepherd and his Flock n.d.
Oil on canvas, 107.6x158.1cm
Provenance: From the Cabinet of Prince Rupert (Desenfans 1802, but probably wrongly); John Bertels Sale, Walsh, 8/4/1775 (25:Rubens); Desenfans 1802 Catalogue (87) and Insurance List, 1804 (63); Bourgeois Bequest, 1811 (Rubens)
Further Comments: This painting was thought to be by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), but now it is widely attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck.
Collection: Dulwich Picture Gallery, London